San Francisco California-1937: Miniature Parade in Painted Western Town

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 San Francisco California

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Miniature Parade in Painted Western Town — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a lively parade in San Francisco, California. The footage features miniature figures on horseback riding ahead of a festive procession through a painted Western town backdrop. Colorful flags wave as riders in period attire move across the scene, with painted mountains and storefronts creating a nostalgic, handcrafted atmosphere. The grainy, slightly faded quality of the Super 8 footage enhances its authentic mid-20th century charm, offering a unique glimpse into a bygone era of community celebrations.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124760446

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1937 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s San Francisco 8mm footage for productions needing a brief archival insert of a staged parade or miniature Western-themed procession.
Period detail: The frames may show period-costumed riders, flags, and painted storefront scenery that suggest a theatrical or miniature parade display rather than an ordinary street view.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, watching small figures and procession details move across a painted town scene without staged camera coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mounted figures, small procession groups, flags, painted storefronts, mountain backdrops, a wagon or cart, and dark 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries soft focus, muted color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-frame borders typical of small-gauge home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short memory beat, transition, or cutaway for parade culture, Western-themed display, or amateur color film texture.
Historical context: The scene suggests public entertainment or display culture with Western imagery, flags, and miniature or staged figures, but the exact event is not identified in the frames.
Research note: People and faces appear at small scale, so likeness review may still be needed; copyright, event, and set-design issues should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1937 San Francisco 8mm parade, miniature horseback riders, Western town backdrop, home movie procession, and vintage flags footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other San Francisco 1937 material, then broader 1930s parade, Western display, and small-gauge color footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 San Francisco 8mm frame showing a small horseback rider before painted Western town buildings and a mountain backdrop. — A small mounted figure moves across a painted Western town set with mountains behind it.

1937 San Francisco 8mm frame with miniature mounted figures near painted storefronts and scenic mountains. — Several small mounted figures appear in front of a painted Western street scene.

1937 San Francisco 8mm frame showing a small flag-bearing procession with figures, animals, and painted scenery. — Flag bearers and small figures move through the painted town with mountains in the background.

1937 San Francisco 8mm frame with a small parade, flags, figures, and a painted Western mountain backdrop. — The procession continues with flags and figures crossing the miniature Western street scene.

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